Tonic of Uptown

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Total Square Footage: 00,000 sq ft
Construction Cost: $1 Million
Completion Date: 2008

The owners of Tonic came to BKV Group looking to develop a ‘cool’ new restaurant for Uptown. Charged with creating this new destination, BKV worked with the shell of a turn-of-the century building stripping away boarded up windows and years of previous interior renovations that had covered any hint of the existing architecture. The insertion of basic spatial elements such as the elevator core, bar and bathrooms provided opportunities to introduce new elements that responded to the industrial look of bare brick and exposed structure.

Tonic is a neighborhood restaurant and bar designed with contemporary aesthetics to compliment vintage urban architecture. Decor is minimal in its approach; large booths line the restaurant, with views to the club level above creating a large and open feeling. Tonic is comprised of lounge and bar space, a sizable dance floor with an overlooking catwalk style balcony and a roof top deck providing a rare perspective and views of the Minneapolis skyline.